Windows Defender Crashes? How to Fix it?

Windows Defender crashes can adversely affect your system as it may fail to protect your computer and information stored on it against viruses and threats.

Windows Defender is the default antivirus, spyware and malware protection in the Windows operating system. This system security program guards your computer against the execution of potentially unwanted and harmful objects.

Here we’ll discuss the problem of frequent crashing and how you can fix it in the most easiest manner..

Download Diagnostic

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Download and install Diagnostic

Perform driver update.

Restart your computer.

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Restart Windows Defender Service

Check whether the Windows Defender service is running or stopped. If the service is not running, restart it using the following command-lines.

Press Windows Key + X, select Command Prompt.

Enter the following commands:

net stop WinDefend

net start WinDefend

Exit

Perform System File Scan

Using System File Checker, scan for corruption in Windows operating system files and components. Repair and restore the Windows system files as shown below:

Open the Command Prompt again.

Type SFC/ SCANNOW and press ENTER.

Pause & Reactivate Real-Time Protection

Try pausing and re-activating the real-time scan, a mechanism that checks for viruses each time you access a file. Here are the steps to stop on-access scan:

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